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I WATER CLOSET. No. 251,999. I Patented Jan. 3,1882.

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,NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN C. DAGGETT, OF NEPONSET, MASS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN B.FARRAR AND ALBERT L. KIMBALL, BOTH OF BRADFORD, MASS.

WATER-CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,999, dated January3, 1882.

Application filed August 25, 1881. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, JOHN G. DAGGETT, ofNeponset, in the count y of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Water-Closets, of which thefollowingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification.

This invention in watenclosets relates to the valve or bowl closingpart, and has for its ob- 1o jcct the production of a valve of suchshape and so located with relation to the bowl as to effectually excludethe passage of sewergas into a building through the opening in the bowl.

In this my invention I have provided the lower end of the bowl with avalve-seat, and have arranged a slide-valve to co-operate therewith, thesaid valve and seat being pressed closely together, making an air-tightjoint.

The bowl may also have the usual water-seal in addition to the valve.

Figure 1 represents in elevation the bowl and receiver of a closetcontaining my in vent-ion, the receiver being broken away to moreclearly show the working parts; and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig.1 on the dotted line 00 m.

In the drawings I have omitted the woodwork to sustain and surround thebowl, and also the water-pipes and the valve therein,

0 which is opened by lifting the operating-rod a, as such parts are toowell known to be herein described, it being understood that the closetwill be supplied with water in any usual way each time the rod a islifted, the said water he- 5 ing in sufficient quantity to wash out thebowl and leave some water in the bowl after therod a has been depressedto shut off the flow of water and close the bowl, said water acting inthe usual manner as a water-seal.

The bowl b, of any usual shape, has at its. lower side a concavedmetallic valve-seat, 0, ground smooth to receive against it theslidevalve d, in this instance shown as convexed to fit the concavedseat c.' The valve (1 has two 5 lugs,2,one of which is secured to ashort piu,3, whilethe otheris secured to the working shaft 0, having anarm, 0, with which is secured the usual operating-rod, a, so that themovement of the said rod turns the shaft 0 and causes the valve d toopen or close the valve-seat. This 0 pin 3 and rocker-shaft aresupported in bear ing-blocks f, placed in slots in the hangers 4. Eachbearing-block rests on an adjusting device, g, shown as a wedge, havinga screwa'od,

h, by which to operate it to raise the bearing blocks and maintain closecontact between the valve and its seat.

The receiver m, in which the valve and its operating mechanism areplaced, is connected with and extended below the bowl, as shown. Theoutlet on of the receiver will be joined with the house or stand pipeleading to the sewer, and is always opened to permit the contents of thereceiver to escape.

As the valve d is turned to permit the con- .65 tents of the bowl toescape all matter adhering to the-top of the valve is scraped or cleared011' by the edge of the inner opening of the valveseat.

, I claim- 1. The receiver at and its continually-open outlet m,combined with the bowl I), provided with a valve-seat, and theslide-valve co-operating therewith, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. The bowl and its valve-seat, combined with the slide-valveco-operating therewith, and the adjusting devices, whereby close contactis maintained between the valve and seat, substantially as described.

3. The bowl provided with the valve-seat, and the valve havinglugsmounted on a rockershaft, combined with the slotted hangers andbearing-blocks for the said shaft, and the adjusting devices and theiroperating screw-rod, 85 as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. DAGGETT.

Witnesses:

Jos. P. LIVERMORE, B. J. Novas.

